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Unit 5: Interest Groups & Media
Unit 5: Interest Groups & Media
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When a FOIA request is put in, the agency may leave out some privileged information. This is called a...
White Out
Redact
Misinform
Highlight
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When a congressmember retires and starts working for the interest/lobbyist group
revolving door
swamp
trapdoor
uppity escalator
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Watchdog reporting is helped by...
the President's press secretary
the FCC
the courts
political leaks
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These serve as linkage institutions for the citizens.
Lobbyists
Interest groups
Corporations
FEC
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Often the spokesperson for interest groups
Lobbyist
PAC
CEO
Congressmen
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The news over-focuses on catastrophic events, scandals, crime and corruption.
Temporal Bias (New News Bias)
Bad News Bias
Status Quo Bias
Expediency Bias
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IG, Congressional Committee, and Bureaucratic Department
Steel Basket
Corruption Circle
Iron Triangle
Trifecta of terror
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Generate public support
Insider Strategy
Outsider Strategy
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Media's influence in deciding which story to put on the front page of their website...
Scorekeeper
Watchdog
Gatekeeper
Lapdog
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Media's influence in keeping track of who is leading in the polls during a campaign...
Gatekeeper
Lapdog
Scorekeeper
Watchdog
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The tendency of media to follow a similar political narrative to what has been presented in the past.
Bad News Bias
Temporal Bias (New News Bias)
Status Quo Bias
Expediency Bias
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When ABC sold 30 minutes of ad time to Obama, they offered the same to McCain, bc of the...
Fairness Doctrine
1st Amendment
Equal Time Rule
Right of Reply
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Give Congressmen detailed, current and specific answers to technical questions
Insider Strategy
Outsider Strategy
Monopoly takes no strategy.
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Attack strategy
Outsider Strategy
Insider Strategy
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Cable news networks have (pick 2)...
become less competitive.
increased in the choices offered.
become more competitive
decreased in the choices offered.
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Media's influence when they report on a new story and expose information to the public.
Watchdog
Lapdog
Gatekeeper
Scorekeeper
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When politician is criticized on television, they have the...
Right to reply on the show
Right to have the FCC fire the reporter
Right to have the voters vote on the removal of the reporter
Right to fire the reporter, themselves
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The Fairness Doctrine... (select all that apply)
is no longer enforced by the FCC
is a critical part of today's news
requires a politically balanced presentation of a news story
allowed for the rise of many shows we see on cable news
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Have members contact politicians through email, phone and letters.
Outsider Strategy
Insider Strategy
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This allows Interest groups to give money directly to political campaigns.
Super PAC
Lobbyist
PAC
FEC
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Direct campaign donations
Insider Strategy
Outsider Strategy
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The news struggles with continuing to follow older stories
Temporal Bias (New News Bias)
Status Quo Bias
Expediency Bias
Bad News Bias
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The news station overtly presents a conservative point of view
Ideological Bias
Temporal Bias (New News Bias)
Status Quo Bias
Bad News Bias
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Mistakes were made in presenting a story because they got the story out quickly
Status Quo Bias
Bad News Bias
Expediency Bias
Temporal Bias (New News Bias)
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Provide political cues and ratings
Outsider Strategy
Insider Strategy
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 generally helped...
News reporters
News consumers
News owners
Newspaper editors
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The government agency that regulates media activity...
FGH
FCC
FEC
FTC
